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Professor Johan Rockström and H&M Foundation Strategy Lead Christiane Dolva on the meaning of a planet positive future and the means required to achieve it. WEBWIRE – Tuesday, September 20, 2022 Keeping up with every new sustainability term isn’t easy. While some are products of corporate communication and marketing campaigns, most new terms emerge from the scientific community and newfound tactics for tackling climate change. “Planet positive is a scientific necessity today,” says renowned climate scientist professor Johan Rockström, and continues: “We are putting the stability of the whole planet at risk, and it ... Read more

Turning disability into creativity **********************************      With the support of the Social Welfare Department’s Arts Development Fund for Persons with Disabilities, artists with disabilities are able to explore their potential and develop careers in performing, visual or creative arts.      News.gov.hk spoke to two non-governmental organisations to learn more about how the fund helps people with disabilities to unleash their creativity in ceramics and wheelchair dancing.        The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/feature today (October 31) in text and video format.

 When businesses face the need for cash flow on an urgent basis, they can turn to asset-based lending. Joe Malvasio, leader of Global Capital Partners Fund LLC, has developed quite a reputation as an alternative for businesses and individuals looking to fulfill their short-term financing needs in New York and other prime real estate locations in the US. Joe Malvasio’s primary spokesperson elaborated, “Through hard money loans, Joe Malvasio aims to make real estate financing a lot easier and quicker for the residents of the US. Ever since the pandemic surfaced, Joe Malvasio has seen businesses sell their assets at ... Read more

Turning food waste into energy ******************************      O．PARK1, the first organic resources recovery centre in Hong Kong which converts food waste into electricity, opened its visitor centre to the public in March by offering guided tours to promote a food wise and waste less culture and encourage food waste reduction at source.      News.gov.hk spoke to representatives of the Environmental Protection Department and the visitor centre to learn about the tour’s activities and O．PARK1’s operations.      The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/feature today (September 12) in text and video format.